User blog:Lathagarr Stormgale of Tronn/By Sword and Quill - RPG

''It's been nearly a lifetime since Redwall has last seen conflict, since the Great Badger Lord's Council gathered beneath this very roof, sealing an oath between them, in blood and in stone. Lord Axenwood the Kindly, Lady Moonstripe of the Kingdom Over the Sea, and Lord Brauen of Darkenstone, of alike purpose and will sat here in Great Hall as the oath was uttered in unison, their deep voices rumbling with such determined strength, they seemed to shake the very floor beneath our feet! Ah, many and many a sweet season of blissful tranquillity has followed, and I am now greying about the whiskers, soon to pass on the title and job of Abbey Recorder to you, my young  apprentice, before I go to my rest. But I remember the dark days of a lifetime ago. Such darkness you cannot even picture, my young friend, and that I would wish that would nevermore visit our fair red walls. But even so, I must caution you to be vigilant, to remember the tales told before, and do not grow lax in your studies of the dangers of this world. For in my old bones, I feel an unease growing, a chill in the summer breezes that I cannot explain. So, as I pass on my duties and title to you, I bid you keep your ears open, your eyes sharp. - Abacaeus B. Hare, Abbey Recorder''

Beginning
The young Abbey Recorder was given a scroll by his predecessor before his passing, with a mysterious ending. Seasons passed and though the young otter kept vigilant, nothing dared disturb the heavy blanket of peace which seemed to spread from Redwall to Salamandastron and even as far as Southsward. A roving seavermin ship or two were seen over the seasons, but they wisely steered clear of the great mountain, which stood like a slumbering giant, guarding the lands surrounding it. Peace lay thick about the land, but Recorder Gull continued to train a small force of youngbeasts to be ever ready in case of an attack. However, as one peaceful season after another passed on, the Abbey's defenses began to slack off, for now, young Gull was no longer the youth he once was, and the younger generation took less care to continue in his ways.

It is now a bountiful harvest season, and a band of young Redwallers have been sent on a journey to Southsward, escorting a group who wish to settle in Southsward. It all appears to be an uneventful trip, an adventure, even, to those young Redwallers who haven't gone more than a league outside the Abbey's walls in their lives!

You are one of these youngbeasts, given this task. Go forth upon this grand adventure, and see what the fates have in store...!

Character Template
Name:

Gender:

Species: (no vermin species, since the lands were almost completely rid of them)

Age: (measured in seasons. Should be a youngbeast)

Coat:

Eyes:

Build:

Personality:

Clothing:

Weapons: (minor weapons only, as this is a time of peace. Paring knife, bung mallet, for example)

Accessories:

Family and Relationships:

Birthplace: (Redwall Abbey or thereabouts)